Hi Paul G, They wouldn't mix up Anna with Joanna. It's 2 different names.
I'd make a sequential time line for these kids and note how the mother's name appears. If Anna died in childbirth or shortly after, Jose may have married her sister Joanna very shortly afterwards, as he needed help with those kids. I'd also check the marriages to be sure there's not 2 Jose Gomes Henriques in that village. There may be. I also may note the priest in this case too. He may have been hard of hearing and Joanna and Anna may sound the same to his tired old ears. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All: > > I am curious as to how often (if any) that relatives would either shorten > or lengthen their first name. For example, my 4th great grandmothers first > name is Anna. Would she at times use the name Joanna? While researching > baptism records for her children I have found a couple of records listing > the mother as Anna Maria Roza (her full name), as well as others with > Joanna Maria or Joanna Roza. The fathers name in all the records is the > same, Jose Gomes Henriques her husband. > > Paul G. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
